Mama Kims

Charleston, SC · Korean restaurant

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Charleston
#430
of 774 restaurants
City Percentile
35%
rating percentile
Address
Mama Kims, 349 King St, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
(843) 577-7177
Website
mamakims349.com
Status
Closed · Opens 12 PM

Mama Kims is a restaurant located in Charleston, SC. It is one of 774 restaurants listed in Charleston. Its 4.3-star rating matches the Charleston city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Mama Kims

Mama Kim’s is a family-owned Korean restaurant in Charleston, SC, serving authentic Korean cuisine with a modern twist. Located on King Street, we are known for our sizzling Korean BBQ, bulgogi, bibimbap, and kimchi made from fresh, high-quality... More

Hours

Saturday12 PM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Sarah · Dec 2025

A little disappointing. I had high expectations as this place looked pretty authentic. Service was ok and food came out quickly. I ordered the chicken Bulgogi and whilst it was moist and hot it lacked any real flavor except table salt. I think the best thing was the spicy cucumber. Which was delicious. The accompanying rice was cold and gelatinous. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing. I will try dining here again as it is in a super convenient location.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Michael Dao · Feb 2026

Not one to leave reviews or return food, but for $40+ this is ridiculous. Ordered steak, Shrimp and chicken dinner combo through Uber Eats. The “fried rice” was white rice which for hibachi is ridiculous unless I specified I want white rice. I also requested RARE for steak, the steak came burnt and well done. NOT EVEN CLOSE. I get times are hard and prices are expensive, but paying $40+, I would expect some sort of care to their quality of food. We have been going here for years and I’m fine with charging more. What I’m not okay with is the quality dipping, portions getting smaller AND prices getting higher. Triple dipping isn’t a way to run a long term local business. Truly disappointing how this gem became a dump. I suggest spending your money elsewhere for value.

★★★★★ 5.0 Alexis San Miguel · Oct 2025

The food is good and reasonably priced. There was a small mix up with one of the appetizers we ordered but it was quickly rectified and all the food took less than 15 minutes to come out Food ordered: miso soup, Green Onion Pancake, Beef Bul-Go-Gi, chicken Bul-Go-Gi

★★★★★ 5.0 Ann Nest · Dec 2025

The food is amazing … some of the best kimchi and ramen we have had for a while.highly recommend the noodles and beef bibimpap. The place just needs a little bit of make over and tidying up.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Jennifer Spinelli · Aug 2025

Looks can be deceiving! This place from the outside didn’t look too inviting, but the menu sounded good so we have it a try! The inside could use some sprucing up, but the service and food were good! We ordered the meat dumplings (absolutely delicious!) and the filet and mushroom rice bowls! The bowls were good, but man were they salty! If it wasn’t for the over saltiness , they would have been phenomenal! The staff were kind, the service was fast! I do recommend, but it is salty! I forgot to get a picture of the dumplings, but they were so good!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Korean restaurantJapanese restaurantKorean beef restaurant

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